The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
TIE PASSOVER.
EXPLANATORY NOTES BY S.
CURTlSS, PHI. o., o. o.

| Text, 1 Cor. v, !.
In the last lesson Moses WINS called to I've
the leader Of Israel out OF Egypt. Chapters
All show how tie way was prepared for him.
| They contain an account Of the struggle Of
the king of Egypt with the King of Kings
! One blow after another falls on the unhappy
Pharaoh and his people, until he can no
longer DO in doubt that the Jehovah with
whom he is contcnding, and concerning
whom he had scornlully asked, is God of al
mighty power. He must have seen before
the struggle was ended that the gods of Egypt
could not save him The last Of tho ten
plaques was 10 come in the destruction of all
the first born of man and beast among the
Egyptians. Hitherto the lsraeltes had been
spared from the plaques that had been visited
upon the Egyptians. a special provision was
now to be made for the sparing of the first
born in connection with the institution of
the passover.
TIE LESSON.
Moses and Aaron ". D--God is represented
Us speaking to Moses and Aaron. BY this We
are to understand that he spoke to Moses and
that Moses gave the message To Aaron for
the people This arrangement was made that
Aaron should speak 10 the people because
Moses distrustcd his own power of speech,
although God might otherwise have given
him the ability to speak to them without the
help of Aaron.
The New Year ". 2-As our Christ ian era
dates from the birth of Christ So the new
year among the lsraelities was to date from
the birthday of the nation. Hitherto the
year had begun In the autumn, as 1t still does
among the Jews; but here God commands
that 1t should begin in the spring, with the
month Abb, or Nisan, corresponding to
April or May.
The Lamb ". 3)-They We're to speak to the
congregation of Israel, perhaps to the repre-
sentatives of different tribes and families
who could come together to hear Gods COM
rnands On the tenth day of the month they
were to take lamb, or kid Revised Version
margin, for each family While the lamb
was not to he killed until the 18th of the
month, they We're doubtless allowed four days
to make II careful selection from their ilocks
or that they might purchase from others.
V. 4 If the family We're too small to eat
the lamb-and in later times piece of the
lamb rs large rs an olive sufliced for each
person who ate the passover meal-then they
were to invite next. door ncighbor to share
with them. In New Testament times the
legal number who were to partake of one
lamb was not less than ten.
V. 5. Not every lamb was suitable for this
purpose, but, as in the sacriticial ritual of
later times, it was to be without blem.sh u
male of the first year, either OF the sheep or
of the goats.
V q This lamb or goat was to be kept
, until the fourteenth day. AMI then all the
assembly of the congregation, probably, how
. ever. not in any one place of meeting, but IN
, their respective places OF abode, were 10 Kill
. the lamb "bctween the evenings devised
Version, marginl There are two interprcta
tons and usages with reference to the term
between the evenings; some (the Pharisees
and modern jews think that it means the
time between o'clock and sunset; others (thc
Samaritans and karasites from sunset to the
end of twilight
The Blood ". 7),-After killing the lamb
they were to sprinkle the blood with hyssop
upon the door posts and on the lintel-the
cross piece at the top--of the houses in which
they were to eat the passover.
The Passover Meal US. s, 9)-Thcy were to
eat the flesh in the night, roasted, and with
uneavencd bread, which they were to use
. because, on account of their haste, there was
no time to prepare leavened bread, and per
. haps because leaven was symbol of unccan
ness and evil. They were also to take bitter
. herbs, which were to remind them of theiI
= bitter bondage in Egypt. Compare the
!, bread of affection, Deut. xvi, 49, They were
not to eat the lamb boiled or raw; the latter
. command was necessary because it is not un
common for some people to eat raw flesh.
:, Y. 10. As it was used for a sacred purpose
= and not for the satisfying of hunger, none OF
y it was to be left until the morning In cas-,
y any of it was left over, it was to he burned
Ready for the Journey Tvs. II, 12)-Thel
= were to eat it prepared for their journey
: With their long mantles girded up so that
!, they would not be hindered in going, will
their sandals, which the people were moi
:, accustomed to wear in the house, fastened Il
> their feet. and their slaves in their hands
They were to eat III haste, ready to start ut
a moments warning They were reninGeC
: that it was the Lords passover. While til,
destroyer would Stay every first born of tn,
a Egyptians, both of man and beast, he wouI,
, save alive the children of the lsraelites i,
a every house where the blood of the laml
appeared on the door posts. In this plague
through the destruction of beasts it nigh
well be said that Jehovah would execute Iii
judgments against all the gods of Egypt
, since not n few animals received divine wUr
a ship
n TIRE PASSOVER LAMB AND THE LAMB OF GOD
In this narrative the Old and New Tesla
| ments clasp hands. This account seen in New
Testament light is u type or representation o
Christ. He is directly called the Lamb o
God and our passover. Some of the point
>. of analogy between the passover lamb an,
b, the Lamb OF God are the following:
l. The passover lamb was without blemsh
TIL" Lamb of God was without blelnish all,
without spot.
e 2 The passover lamb was slain between
e the evenings, between and 6. AT the very
same hour when the passover lambs were be
:, ing slain the Lamb of God gave up his life u
. the cross.
:. The blood of the passover lamb sprinkle,
on the door posts and Intel was the salvation
OF the inmates of the lsraeitish house. Til
L blood of the Lamb'of God sprinkled on gu
heaytS, which are our doors, is our salvation
from ruin.
T. The passover lamb, whose blood ha,
been shed for the Israelites, was eaten in com
munion by the Israelites. By faith we fee,
OH the Lamb of God in the supper and hay
fellowship with one another.-Sunday Schoo
!. World
n He had Salt Rheum for 20 Years.
4 A Marvel, Asst Supt Il G.. p. Agt., G